Starter quiz
- Who has control in a patriarchal society?
- women
- children
- men ✓
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- Elizabethan society was which of the following?
- patriarchal ✓
- matriarchal
- meritocracy
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- In Elizabethan society, fathers would have had __________ over their daughter's marriage.
- little influence
- no influence
- great influence ✓
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- 'Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something' is the definition of which word beginning with 'c'?
- 'consent' ✓
- 'With the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
- 'stereotypical' ✓
- 'To remove from a person the special human qualities of independent thought, feeling for other people, etc.' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?
- 'dehumanisation' ✓
Exit quiz
- In Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Lord Capulet was initially concerned about which of the following in regards to Juliet's potential marriage to Count Paris?
- That Juliet won't like Paris.
- That Juliet is too old for marriage.
- That Juliet is too young for marriage. ✓
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- Which of the following is true for Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' when Lord Capulet talks to Count Paris of his proposed marriage to Juliet?
- Juliet is present.
- Lord Capulet says he will speak to Juliet.
- Juliet has no knowledge of it. ✓
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- 'Regarded in a specified way — used to say how something or someone is seen or thought of' is the definition of which word beginning with 'p'?
- 'perceived' ✓
- 'To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
- 'subvert' ✓
- In Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Lord Capulet asks Lady Capulet if she has delivered “our __________”.
- command
- proposal
- decree ✓
- option
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- In Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Lord Capulet declares to Juliet “Out, you green-sickness __________! Out, you baggage! / You tallow face!”
- fettle
- carrion ✓
- hilding
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Key learning points
- Initially, Lord Capulet appears to subvert patriarchal norms through suggesting he wants Juliet’s “consent” to marry.
- However, this is undermined through Juliet’s absence and lack of knowledge.
- Lord Capulet’s response to Juliet in Act 3, Scene 5 implies that daughters were supposed to obey their fathers.
- Juliet, Lady Capulet and the Nurse’s response in Act 3, Scene 5 convey the powerlessness of women.
Common misconception
That characters either fully conform or fully subvert stereotypes.
Characters often exist within a grey area - they might conform to some aspects of a stereotype but subvert others - just as real people do.
Keywords
Patriarchal - relating to or denoting a system of society or government controlled by men
Consent - permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
Subvert - undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
Perceived - regarded in a specified way - used to say how something or someone is seen or thought of
Stereotypical - with the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing
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